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[Verb] | "strain"

1: to draw tight : cause to fit firmly

2: to stretch to maximum extension and tautness

3: to exert (oneself, one's senses, etc.) to the utmost

Origin: 14th century ;

Middle English, from Anglo-French estreindre, from Latin stringere to bind or draw tight, press together; akin to Greek strang-, stranx drop squeezed out, strangalē halter;

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[Noun] | "strain" | \ ˈstrān \

1: lineage, ancestry

2: a group of presumed common ancestry with clear-cut physiological but usually not morphological distinctions; broadly : a specified infraspecific group (such as a stock, line, or ecotype)

3: kind, sort

Origin: 13th century ;

Middle English streen progeny, lineage, from Old English strēon gain, acquisition; akin to Old High German gistriuni gain, Latin struere to heap up {mat|strew|};

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[Noun] | "strain"

1: an act of straining or the condition of being strained: such as

2: bodily injury from excessive tension, effort, or use; especially : one resulting from a wrench or twist and involving undue stretching of muscles or ligaments

3: excessive or difficult exertion or labor

Origin: 1558 ;

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[Noun] | "strains"

1: the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended;

* e.g., " ... descended from a strain of Irish seafarers "

2: a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect;

* e.g., " ... the strain of an old Irish ballad rose up from the revelers downstairs "

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3: a very small amount;

* e.g., " ... detected a strain of panic in her voice when she asked if the substance was poisonous "

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[Noun] | "strains"

1: the burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time;

* e.g., " ... the family's constant moving is putting a real strain on the children "

Synonyms :
pressures,
stresses,
tensions

Antonyms :
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[Noun] | "strain"

1: the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended;

* e.g., " ... descended from a strain of Irish seafarers "

Antonyms :
issue,
posterity,
progeny,
seed

2: a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect;

* e.g., " ... the strain of an old Irish ballad rose up from the revelers downstairs "

Synonyms :
air,
lay,
melody,
song,
tune,
warble

Antonyms :
(N/A)

3: a very small amount;

* e.g., " ... detected a strain of panic in her voice when she asked if the substance was poisonous "

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[Noun] | "strain"

1: the burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time;

* e.g., " ... the family's constant moving is putting a real strain on the children "

Synonyms :
pressure,
stress,
tension

Antonyms :
(N/A)

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[Verb] | "strains"

1: to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure;

* e.g., " ... in order to lift something heavy, squat down and lift with your legs, or you'll strain your back "

Antonyms :
loosens,
slackens,
slacks

2: to pass through a filter;

* e.g., " ... better strain that coffee thoroughly to get all the grounds out "

Synonyms :
filters,
screens

Antonyms :
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3: to devote serious and sustained effort;

* e.g., " ... the whole department is straining to complete the project before the deadline "

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[Verb] | "strain"

1: to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure;

* e.g., " ... in order to lift something heavy, squat down and lift with your legs, or you'll strain your back "

Synonyms :
pull,
rack,
stretch,
wrench

Antonyms :
loosen,
slack,
slacken

2: to pass through a filter;

* e.g., " ... better strain that coffee thoroughly to get all the grounds out "

Synonyms :
filter,
screen

Antonyms :
(N/A)

3: to devote serious and sustained effort;

* e.g., " ... the whole department is straining to complete the project before the deadline "

Antonyms :
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